{"id":16887,"date":"2023-05-23T14:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=16887"},"modified":"2023-05-23T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:56:58","slug":"adapting-your-home-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2023\/05\/adapting-your-home-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapting Your Home for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-house-csm-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>How does the typical Needham (or any suburban) home contribute to climate change and how can these homes become part of the solution rather than part of the problem?<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m., \u00a0First Parish in Needham will present a Lane Lyceum &#8212; &#8220;The Climate Crisis and How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.&#8221; \u00a0The Zoom presentation will explore what homeowners can do to reduce their homes&#8217; \u00a0carbon footprint, including weatherization, converting to heat pumps, solar, and Electric Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The program will feature Ed Quinlan, Green Needham&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/ask-the-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask the Expert<\/a>,&#8221; who worked as a consulting engineer for 40 years, helping large building\u00a0 owners make their buildings more energy efficient. In his retirement, Ed has consulted with and advised more than 90 households who are considering sustainable retrofits for their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Ed will be joined by Claire and Jan Galkowski, who will give a brief presentation and answer questions about how they upgraded their traditional split-level home to make it a &#8220;net-zero&#8221; home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/84112996107?pwd=dkpjK09pelNxcmhsdFNUNEF4blJLZz09#success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom link<\/a> for this program.\u00a0 Ed can be reached through Green Needham&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/ask-the-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask the Expert page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does the typical Needham (or any suburban) home contribute to climate change and how can these homes become part of the solution rather than part of the problem? 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